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Modathon Overview

Nine Chronicles is a decentralized idle RPG built on blockchain technology. Over time, the community has created many exciting mods, and now, we want to see even more contributions. To support this, we’re launching the Nine Chronicles Modathon with a prize pool of 225,000 NCG.

We’ve developed new tools to make modding easier, and even non-developers can participate with our beginner-friendly tutorials. Join us in shaping the future of Nine Chronicles and bring your ideas to life!

Purpose of the Modathon

The primary goal of the Nine Chronicles Modathon is to strengthen the Nine Chronicles modding ecosystem and grow the number of community developers. We hope that the projects created during the modathon will continue to evolve and be used long after the event ends.
Additionally, since all Nine Chronicles-related products are open-source, we encourage participants to contribute to them, fostering a collaborative and ongoing development process.

Modathon Detail

The Nine Chronicles Modathon will primarily take place on the Planetarium Dev Discord server. However, participants will have #introduce-mods on the main Planetarium Discord server to promote their mods, and you can also list your mod in the GitHub repository at awesome-9c.

For event-related questions, a Q&A channel will be available #2024modathon on the Planetarium Dev server, and feedback on mods can be shared through the #introduce-mods channel. You’re also welcome to use your own Discord or website if you prefer.

We’re creating guides to make it easy for non-developers to join the modathon, so even if you’re new to development, we encourage you to give it a try. If you have a mod idea, feel free to post it in the #mod-ideas channel on the Planetarium Dev or Planetarium server, where you can also find developers to collaborate with.

Seven days before the event concludes, we’ll hold a community vote that will serve as a reference for the judging process.

Submission Guidelines

To participate, submit your mod through this Google form, including the URL to your GitHub repository. The idea for your mod must be clearly described in the README.md of the repository.

While you can work in a team, the rewards—including participation rewards—will be given to the individual who submits the project. If there are duplicate mods or suspected abuse, our team will review them and may reject the submissions. Also, you can submit multiple projects, but you can only win a prize for one.

If working as a team, any distribution of rewards is an internal matter to be settled between team members.

  • Projects created before September 2024 are not eligible unless they include significant new features added after this date.
  • Teams may register only one project, and any rewards, including participation rewards, will be given to the team as a whole.
  • All submissions must be open-source and use an appropriate license, such as GPL or AGPL.
  • Registrations can be submitted at any time until the end of the competition, but we encourage early registration before October 1 to help ensure a smooth event process.

Timeline

The Nine Chronicles Modathon will take place from October 1, 2024 – November 30, 2024.

Prize

🥇 1st Prize: 100,000NCG with 1120 Golden Dust, 400 AP Potion, 80,000 Hourglass

🥈 2st Prize: 75,000NCG with 560 Golden Dust, 200 AP Potion, 40,000 Hourglass

🥉 3st Prize: 37,500NCG with 280 Golden Dust, 100 AP Potion, 20,000 Hourglass

🎖️ 4st Prize: 25,000NCG with 140 Golden Dust, 50 AP Potion, 10,000 Hourglass

🎖️ 5st Prize: 12,500NCG with 100 Golden Dust, 50 AP Potion, 10,000 Hourglass

😁 All participants: 200 Golden Dust, 100 AP Potion, 20,000 Hourglass

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All participants will receive an item reward, but if any form of abuse is detected, the reward may be revoked after internal review.
Participation rewards will only be granted if the submitted project is functional. Projects that are incomplete or do not meet the minimum requirements may be excluded from receiving rewards.

Judging Criteria

The judging for the Nine Chronicles Modathon will be conducted by the Planetarium team, based on the following criteria:

  1. User Reactions

    A community vote will be held to gauge which mods are most popular among users.

  2. New Client Development

    Bonus points will be awarded for attempts to create new clients using technologies other than Unity, such as Godot or HTML.

Mod Ideas

Here are some mod ideas you can refer to for the Nine Chronicles Modathon:

  • Data Visualization Web Applications
    • A site that allows users to view other avatars’ inventories, equipment, and CP.
    • A tool that provides the minimum conditions required to clear specific stages.
  • Browser-Based Signing Web Applications
    • A site where users can easily perform simple actions like HAS and DailyReward to collect rewards.
    • A web-based market for Nine Chronicles.
  • Alternative Clients for Nine Chronicles
    • A new Nine Chronicles client built with Godot.
    • Web clients developed with webassembly or HTML.
    • A command-line client for Nine Chronicles.
  • NineChronicles Expansion Mods Using BepInEx
    • A plugin that shows the probability of clearing a stage.
    • A plugin that displays arena win rates.

Developer Resources